document.write( "Question 1121154: Find integral (dx/sqr(x^2+16)) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #737012 by Edwin McCravy(20060)\"\" \"About 
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Find integral (dx/sqr(x^2+16))
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document.write( "\"int%28dx%2Fsqrt%28x%5E2%2B16%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We use trig substitution by drawing this right triangle:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then \"x%2F4=tan%28theta%29\" and \"sqrt%28x%5E2%2B16%29%2F4=cos%28theta%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=4tan%28theta%29\" and \"sqrt%28x%5E2%2B16%29=4sec%28theta%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"dx=4sec%5E2%28theta%29d%28theta%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting, \"int%28dx%2Fsqrt%28x%5E2%2B16%29%29\" becomes\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"int%28%284sec%5E2%28theta%29d%28theta%29%29%2F4sec%28theta%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"int%28sec%28theta%29d%28theta%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We use \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"int%28sec%28u%29du%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"ln%28sec%28u%29%5E%22%22%2Btan%28u%29%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"C\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"int%28sec%28theta%29d%28theta%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"ln%28sec%28theta%29%5E%22%22%2Btan%28theta%29%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"C%5B1%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use trig ratios from above right triangle:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"ln%28sqrt%28x%5E2%2B16%29%2F4%2Bx%2F4%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"C%5B1%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"ln%28expr%281%2F4%29%28sqrt%28x%5E2%2B16%29%2Bx%29%5E%22%22%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"C%5B1%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"ln%281%2F4%29%2Bln%28sqrt%28x%5E2%2B16%29%2Bx%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"C%5B1%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We let \"C\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"ln%281%2F4%29%2BC%5B1%5D\" to simplify and end up with:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"ln%28sqrt%28x%5E2%2B16%29%2Bx%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"C\"\r\n" );
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